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North Campus tire slasher arrested

Marty McAndrews February 18, 2011

The Austin Police Department arrested a North Campus tire-slashing vigilante after releasing a warrant early Thursday. Tommy Joe Kelley was involved in at least five separate documented cases of...

Hutchison receives leadership award

Jake Hong February 18, 2011

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will receive the Inaugural Annette Strauss Texas Leadership Award on Feb. 22. The Annette Strauss Texas Leadership Award reflects the standards of civil service established...

IBM computer wins Jeopardy in match against champions

Donovan Sanders February 18, 2011

I’ll take artificial intelligence for $77,147, Alex. That’s how much IBM supercomputer Watson earned over the course of two games when he defeated two “Jeopardy!” champs,...

Children advocacy groups lobby legislators

Shamoyita DasGupta February 18, 2011

Members from Children at Risk collaborated with other organizations to give a voice to children who are too young to vote for themselves, group members said. The organization hosted Children’s...

ESPN, UT discuss home for Longhorn network

Allistair Pinsof February 18, 2011

Sports broadcasting giant ESPN may be taking over the entire second floor of the Jesse H. Jones Communications Center Building B to house studios for its $300 million Longhorn network, said College...

Photos showcase LGBT Mexican families

Marty McAndrews February 18, 2011

Editor’s note: Some statements were partially translated from Spanish. A series of black-and-white portraits reveal the private lives of gay, lesbian and transgender families in Mexico City...

Proposed law would merge two statewide school boards

Allison Kroll February 18, 2011

Two Texas education agencies may merge to ease the transition from high schools to universities if a proposed bill passes this legislative session. Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, proposed the bill to...

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Up for the count

Melissa Ayala February 18, 2011

Census data released Thursday verifies what most Texans already know — in the last 10 years, the state has seen a huge population boom and dramatic demographic shifts. Texas is still the second...

Hearings allow public to discuss redistricting

Melissa Ayala February 17, 2011

Wednesday wrapped up the last of the statewide outreach hearings, which invited public testimony about Texas Legislature redistricting — including Austin officials who asked senators not to divide...

Biking for Change

Victoria Pagan February 17, 2011

Cyclist Furtemba Sherpa has used six bikes to ride 46,000 miles in 71 countries in hope of promoting environmental awareness and world peace. Sherpa arrived in Austin on Monday afternoon with the...

Campaigning for SG starts as candidates court voters

Ahsika Sanders February 17, 2011

Moments after campaigning opened for the 2011 Student Government elections Wednesday morning, Student Government hopefuls flooded campus hot spots with candidate logos and banners. Because the Student...

Professor recounts memoir of al-Qaeda

Molly Moore February 17, 2011

Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright said it took years for him to come to terms with what he saw while covering America’s involvement in the atrocious conflicts in the Middle East. Wright,...

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